A big headline in the New York Times Style section on Sunday put it this way: "College Is For Suckers."
The story talked about students who have taken a page from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's story and dropped out to start their own companies or work for startups instead of going deeper into debt and graduating into a marketplace with very few jobs.
According to CNN.com, "the College Board says that the average yearly cost for a four-year public university for an in-state student is now $8,240. For a private college, it’s $28,500 per year." That doesn't include room and board, books or many other expenses.
At many four-year private colleges, the total cost for a four-year education exceeds $200,000, which means that student loans can take a huge bite out of a recent graduate's income.
Is it all worth it, or should students consider other ways to educate themselves?
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